Word of the Day · November 10, 2026
spurious
- SPYUR-ee-us · adjective
- False or fake; not being what it purports to be.
- “Investigators discovered that the documents contained spurious financial data.”
- Origin: From Latin 'spurius' meaning 'illegitimate.'
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